Class: Date

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
lib/sixarm_ruby_ramp/date.rb

Overview

Date extensions

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.between(min, max) ⇒ Date

Returns a random date between min & max.

Examples:

d1= Date.parse('2008-01-01')
d2= Date.parse('2009-01-01')
Date.between(d1,d3) => Date 2008-11-22

Returns:

  • (Date) —

    a random date between min & max



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# File 'lib/sixarm_ruby_ramp/date.rb', line 40

def self.between(min,max)
  min+rand(max-min)
end

Instance Method Details

#to_sql ⇒ String

Returns date in a sql format: YYYY-MM-DD.

Examples:

d=Date.today
d.to_sql => "2007-12-31"

Returns:

  • (String) —

    date in a sql format: YYYY-MM-DD



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# File 'lib/sixarm_ruby_ramp/date.rb', line 51

def to_sql
  return sprintf("%04d-%02d-%02d",year,month,mday)
end

#weekday? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the date is a weekday: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.

Examples:

d = Date.parse('2008-01-01')
d.wday => 2
d.weekday? => true

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    true if the date is a weekday: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri



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# File 'lib/sixarm_ruby_ramp/date.rb', line 16

def weekday?
  wday>0 and wday<6
end

#weekend? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the date is a weekend: Sat, Sun.

Examples:

d = Date.parse('2008-01-05')
d.wday => 6
d.weekend? => true

Returns:

  • (Boolean) —

    true if the date is a weekend: Sat, Sun



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# File 'lib/sixarm_ruby_ramp/date.rb', line 28

def weekend?
  wday==0 or wday==6
end